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KENNESAW, Ga. – Senior guard Glenn Cosey led a balanced Eastern Kentucky University offense with a game-high 17 points as the Colonel men's basketball team defeated FIU in the 2013-14 season opener Friday afternoon, 83-61. The game was the first of three for the Colonels at the Kennesaw State Tournament.

Cosey not only finished with 17 points, but eight assists and six rebounds. Fellow senior Marcus Lewis chipped in with a career-high 16 points on 7-of-9 (77.8 percent) shooting. Meanwhile, senior Orlando Williams (14 points) and junior Corey Walden (11) reached double figures as well.

Eastern started the game slowly, trailing 8-2 at one point, before quickly pulling away from FIU in the first half. Lewis' lone three-pointer gave the Colonels their first lead at 11-10. Just a couple of minutes later, Cosey netted a three-pointer to put EKU ahead for good, 14-12.

Eastern Kentucky netted 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) three-pointers during one stretch to move ahead, 20-12.

Six different Colonels tallied a three-pointer in the opening half as EKU built a whopping 23-point cushion late in the stanza, 44-21. Eastern shot 48.3 percent (14-of-29) from the field and 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from behind the arc in the opening 20 minutes to take a 45-24 lead into intermission.

FIU made a run early in the second half, scoring 15 of 19 points in a five-minute span, but the Colonels responded with a 15-1 run to put the game away.

Eastern's decisive win came in part due to points off turnovers where the Colonels held a 25-2 edge.

Tymell Murphy led the Panthers with 14 points and 10 boards.

Eastern Kentucky, the preseason OVC favorite, is right back in action tomorrow, Nov. 9 against host Kennesaw State. Tip time is set for 5:30 p.m.